AMA MX: Hangtown 450 Video

Chad Reed put himself in position to win the Hangtown AMA Motocross race on Saturday by taking the win in the day’s first moto.

In moto two, the Monster Energy Kawasaki rider needed to work his way through the field after finding himself deep inside the top 10 after the holeshot.

As the final minutes approached, he worked his way into winning position, passing GEICO Powersports Honda’s Brett Metcalfe, of Australia, for third, where he remained until the conclusion of the second moto.

"It was a good time (today)," said Reed. "Supercross didn’t go the way we wanted it to. With everything that’s happened in my life the last two weeks, I think I’ve spent two days on a bike. So to win so easily in the first moto and get the finish I needed in the second feels great."

Jagermeister KTM’s Mike Alessi, of Victorville, Calif., took the runner-up spot (4-1), winning the second moto and giving the brand new KTM 350cc motorcycle its first moto win in its debut. Honda Red Bull Racing’s Davi Millsaps, of Murrieta, Calif., grabbed the final podium spot in third, (3-2).